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Senior Web EngineerPentaho

Department

Engineering
Job Overview

This position will work as a member of the Software Engineering team, which develops and maintains all parts of the Pentaho Open Source Business Intelligence software suite. The primary responsibilities will focus on front-end web technologies. Qualified individuals must have a solid background in the fundamentals of computer science, a firm grasp of JavaScript including at least one of the prominent frameworks as well as the inner workings of the language itself, experience styling and internationalizing cross-browser compatible web applications using CSS3 and HTML5, a background in some Object Oriented development language (preference of Java), experience performance tuning as it relates to web technologies, and some user interface design. The successful candidate will work with architects, product management, usability, quality, documentation, and the open source community to enhance and advance all portions of the Pentaho software suite.

Duties

Develop and test clean, concise, internationalized user interfaces.
Develop and test Java software components and classes as part of the Engineering Team using the Scrum development process.
Assist the technical support team in the isolation and resolution of customer issues.
Author developer documentation and participate in the development of end-user documentation.
Mentor and advise junior team members.
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical members of the project team.
Support consultants, partners, and the open source community.
Simultaneously handle multiple tasks and projects.
Required Skills

Comprehensive, hands-on experience in more than one of the following technologies:
JavaScript
jQuery
HTML, HTML5
CSS, CSS3
JavaScript MVC frameworks (Backbone, Angular, Ember, Knockout)
Sencha Touch
Some working knowledge and experience with the following:
Java UI technologies (GWT, SWT, Swing)
Web Service technologies (REST, JAX-WS, etc.)
Relational databases and architecture
Scalability analysis, performance monitoring, and measuring techniques
Build related tools such as Ant, Ivy, and/or Maven
Continuous Integration
Test Driven Development using JUnit and Mockito
Java, or similar, Object Oriented Programming
Understanding of software development best practices and design patterns
Quick ability to understand technical and business requirements and be able to translate them to technical implementation
Reliable, self-motivated, and focused on high quality delivery of work products
Skilled in navigating the dynamics of working as part of a team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a team environment
Desired Skills

4-year University degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
Knowledge of Business Intelligence concepts including ETL, OLAP, and Reporting
Experience with application servers such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, IBM WebSphere, and/or BEA WebLogic
Experience with RDBMS systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, H2, HSQLDB, SQL Server, and/or Oracle
Experience with ORM tools such as Hibernate
Understanding of agile or other iterative software development methodologies
Knowledge of Big Data an NoSQL technologies
About Pentaho

Pentaho is building the future of business analytics. Pentaho?s open source heritage drives continued innovation in its modern, integrated, embeddable Business Analytics platform. Built for blending and accessing all data sources across the platform includes a spectrum of visualization and analytical tools, including predictive. With an industry-leading adaptive big data layer Pentaho supports all of the leading Hadoop distributions, NoSQL databases and high performance analytic databases. Pentaho offers the broadest support for big data analytics, integration, and orchestration of big and traditional data sources eliminating coding or advanced skills. The company has over 1200 commercial customers today, with over 10,000 production deployments. For more information, please visit www.pentaho.com.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical and dental coverage, life insurance and 401(k) plan.